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Durga Paudel (also Poudel; Nepali: दुर्गा पौडेल) is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. She was elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, as a candidate from Rastriya Janamorcha and with the support of the left alliance, from Pyuthan 1. She defeated Dr. Govinda Raj Pokharel of Nepali Congress. She received 47,514 votes to Pokharel's 31,286. She was one of only six women to be elected to parliament under the FPTP system.

At the third national conference of Rastriya Janamorcha in 2016, she had been elected as one of the two vice chairs of the party.

References

1. संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
2. ^ "Six women elected to parliament under FPTP system". South Asia Check. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
3. "Durga Paudel". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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6. "Chitra Bahadur KC reelected Rastriya Janamorcha chairman". The Himalayan Times. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

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